Mop-wringer.



No. 818,467. PATENTED APR. 24, 1906. T. J. PUTNAM MOP WRINGER.

APPLICATION FILED mp2s, 1905.

3 muawtoz [cl/ L2, Zizanz THOMAS J. PUTNAM, OF PERU, NEW YORK.

MOP-WRINGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 24, 1906.

Application filed March 29, 1905. Serial No. 252,725.

To all whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. PUTNAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Peru, in the county of Clinton and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mop Wringers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention consists of a novel form of mop-wringer, and in its preferred adaptation comprises a device adapted to be attached to a bucket, tub, or like receptacle, so as to be convenient thereto to enable the user to wring the mop after the same has been rinsed in the water in such receptacle.

The wringer constructed in accordance with this invention consists, primarily, of a body including a relatively stationary section and a relatively movable section carried by the stationary section and forming a pressure member for squeezing the mop-cloth in order to wring the water therefrom, suitable operating means of a special form being provided.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the invention applied to a bucket as when in actual use. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the invention alone, dotted lines showing the position of the movable pressure-section of the wringer after the same has been actuated to wring the mop-cloth. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the wringer. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view bringing out more clearly the connection between the movable pressure section and the stationary section.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

A feature of the invention resides in the general simplicity of construction and operation of the device comprising the same, whereby the same may be manufactured at a comparatively small cost, and therefore be within the means of the average housewife.

Specifically describing the wringer, the same comprises the body 1, composed of the relatively stationary section 2, the movable section 3, forming a pressure member, and the sides 4. The sections 2 and 3 are preferably made of wood, though not necessarily so, and the sides 4 may consist of metal plates, said plates being directly attached to the section 2 at opposite vertical edge portions of the latter by substantial fastenings. The section 3 of the wringer is provided with a plurality of apertures 5, so as to permit the water wrung from the mop-cloth to readily pass from the space between the parts of the body 1 in the wrin ing operation. The sides 4 are likewise provided with apertures 6 for the same purpose. The section 3 is pivotally connected at its lower extremity with the lower extremity of the section 2, and for this purpose plates 7 and 8 are secured, respectively, to the sections 2 and 3, the plate 7 having loops 9 projected therefrom to receive hooks 10 projected from the plate 8. The connecting parts 9 and 10 have a certain amount of loose play, so that the lower extremities of the sections 2 and 3 may separate slightly when the mop-cloth is compressed or squeezed between the sections upon actuation of the member 3. The water is thus permitted to pass from the body of the wringer through the space'between the lower extremities of the sections when the clothis being wrung, as well as through the various apertures 5 and 6 of the parts 3 and 4. Springs 11 are connected at the end portions thereof with the sections 2 and 3 and normally hold said sections apart.

In order that the wringer may be quickly and easily attached to the bucket or similar receptacle, legs 12 are provided, said legs being secured at their upper end portions to the outer side of the section 2 of the body 1 and extending downwardly from the upper attached portions in spaced relation to said section 2. The upper or rim portion of the receptacle (indicated at 13) is adapted to be received between the section 2 and the upper portions of the legs 12, said legs extending downwardly a sufficient distance to come into contact with the floor or support upon which the receptacle 13 may be disposed. The legs 12 are made in sections, preferably, so as to permit adjustment thereof, the lower portions-12 of the legs being adjustably at tached to the upper portions by means of setscrews 14, which pass through slots in said lower portions 12*, admitting of adjustment of these portions in the manner above premised. The lower extremities of the legs 12 are provided with lateral extensions 15, forming feet to rest upon the floor, and the adjustability of the legs is essential in order that the wringer may be braced firmly when applied IIO to buckets or receptacles of different sizes. A crank-shaft 16 is mounted'in suitable bearings upon the outer side of the section 2 of the body 1, and a crank 17, extending from the central portion of this shaft, carries an operating member in the form of a foot-bar 18. The upper extremity of the foot-bar 18 is pivotally connected with the crank 17, and the lower extremity is formed with an outwardly-projecting foot-piece 19. Crankarms 20 project upwardly from the ends of the crank-shaft 16, and links 21 connect the extremities of these crankarms with the projecting ends 22 of the transverse bar 23, attached to the upper end portion of the pressure-section 3. In order to rigidly hold the wringer in place as the same 1s being operated, a rigid handle 24 is extended upwardly from the relatively stationary section 2, and said handle is grasped when the pressure-section 3 is operated to wring the mop-cloth.

Describing the operation of the wringer, the same having been secured to the bucket or receptacle with the legs 12 properly adjusted so that the feet or extensions thereof rest upon the floor, the user places the mop-cloth between the sections 2 and 3 and grasps the handle 24, placing his foot upon the footpiece 19, and forces the latter downwardly. Downward movement of-\,the footpiece 19 throws the crankarms outwardly from ter wrung from the cloth is forced from the wringer through the apertures 5 and 6 and from between the lower extremities of the sections 2 and 3, as above described, and when the pressure upon the foot-piece 19 is relieved the springs 11 will force the section 3 away from the section 2, restoring the parts to their normal positions and admitting of ready removal of the mop-cloth.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is In a mop-wringer, the combination of a relatively stationary section, a pressure-section movable toward and from the stationary section, sides carried by the stationary section, a crank-shaft for actuating the pressuresection, a handle extending upwardly from the stationary section, a foot-piece connected with the crank-shaft, and adjustable legs attached to the stationary section.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS J. PUTNAM. 

